Aluminium tape used for recording rainfall, 1960

Made:: 1965 in United Kingdom

Five spools on three reels of aluminium rainfall record tape in 3 film cannisters, unsigned, United Kingdom, taken on flights on 12 January 1965. These relate to analysis of the size of raindrops in clouds as measured from aircraft.

Details

Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1997-937

Materials:: aluminium (metal), paper (fibre product), steel (metal) and plastic (unidentified)

Measurements:: each tape: 41 mm 95 mm,
overall weight: .43kg

type:: rainfall record and container

credit:: Cornford, Stan G

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Film cannister containing reel of aluminium rainfall record tape, spools 3 and 4, unsigned, United Kingdom, taken on ascent 2 on 12 January 1965

Film cannister containing reel of aluminium rainfall record tape, spools 3 and 4, unsigned, United Kingdom, taken on ascent 2 on 12 January 1965. These relate to analysis of the size of raindrops in clouds as measured from aircraft.

Object Number:: 1997-937/1

type:: record tape

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Film cannister containing reel of aluminium rainfall record tape, spool 5, unsigned, United Kingdom, taken on ascent 3 on 12 January 1965

Film cannister containing reel of aluminium rainfall record tape, spool 5, unsigned, United Kingdom, taken on ascent 3 on 12 January 1965. These relate to analysis of the size of raindrops in clouds as measured from aircraft.

Object Number:: 1997-937/2

type:: record tape

Film cannister containing reel of aluminium rainfall record tape, spools 1 and 2, unsigned, United Kingdom, taken on ascent 1 on 12 January 1965

Film cannister containing reel of aluminium rainfall record tape, spools 1 and 2, unsigned, United Kingdom, taken on ascent 1 on 12 January 1965. These relate to analysis of the size of raindrops in clouds as measured from aircraft.